Both Alex Kerfoot and Colin Wilson have played every game on the line together for Colorado this season, but Tyson Jost played on the fourth line for four games in addition to being sidelined for four more due to a concussion.

And two nights after roaring past Boston and its high-powered top line, Colorado gave further reason for that cautious optimism, even as the end result was Friday's 3-2 overtime loss at the Pepsi Center to the defending champion Capitals following three periods and 22 seconds of gritty hockey.

Philipp Grubauer gets the start in net on Friday night for the first time since an ugly seven-goal showing in a loss at Vancouver on Nov. 2. Grubauer was 15-10-3 last season with the Capitals, including 0-1-0 in two playoff starts.